Psalms 145

1 [A Psalm of] praise; of David. I will extol thee, my God, O King; and I will bless thy name for ever and ever.

My God and King, I will proclaim that you are very great/glorious; I will praise you [MTY] now and forever.

2 Every day will I bless thee; and I will praise thy name for ever and ever.

Every day I will praise you; [Yes], I will praise you [MTY] forever.

3 Great is the LORD, and highly to be praised; and his greatness is unsearchable.

Yahweh you are great, and (you ought to be praised/people should praise you) very much; [we] cannot fully realize how great you are.

4 One generation shall laud thy works to another, and shall declare thy mighty acts.

Parents should tell their children the things that you have done; they should tell their children about your mighty deeds.

5 Of the glorious majesty of thine honour, and of thy wondrous works, will I meditate.

They should tell them that you are very glorious and majestic [DOU], and I will (meditate on/think about) [all] your wonderful deeds.

6 And men shall speak of the might of thy terrible acts; and I will declare thy greatness.

People will speak about your powerful and awesome deeds, and I will proclaim that you are [very] great.

7 They shall utter the memory of thy great goodness, and shall sing of thy righteousness.

People will remember and proclaim that you are very good [to us], and they will sing joyfully that you [always act] justly/fairly.

8 The LORD is gracious, and full of compassion; slow to anger, and of great mercy.

Yahweh, you [are] kind and merciful [to us]; you do not quickly become angry; you faithfully love [us] very much.

9 The LORD is good to all; and his tender mercies are over all his works.

Yahweh, you are good to everyone, and you are merciful to everything that you have made.

10 All thy works shall give thanks unto thee, O LORD; and thy saints shall bless thee.

Yahweh, [all] the creatures that you [made] will thank you, and all your people will praise you.

11 They shall speak of the glory of thy kingdom, and talk of thy power;

They will tell [others] that you rule gloriously as [our] king and that you are [very] powerful.

12 To make known to the sons of men his mighty acts, and the glory of the majesty of his kingdom.

[They will do that] in order that everyone will know about your powerful deeds and that you rule [over us] gloriously.

13 Thy kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and thy dominion [endureth] throughout all generations.

You will never stop being king; you [will] rule (throughout all generations/forever). Yahweh, you faithfully do all that you have promised to do, and all that you do, you do mercifully.

14 The LORD upholdeth all that fall, and raiseth up all those that be bowed down.

Yahweh, you help all those who are discouraged and you lift up all those who (stumble and fall down/are distressed).

15 The eyes of all wait upon thee; and thou givest them their meat in due season.

All of the creatures that you made expect that you [will provide food for them], and you give them food when they need it.

16 Thou openest thine hand, and satisfiest the desire of every living thing.

You give food to all living creatures generously [IDM], and you cause them to (be satisfied/have all the food that they need).

17 The LORD is righteous in all his ways, and gracious in all his works.

Everything that Yahweh does, he does justly/fairly, and all that he does, he does mercifully.

18 The LORD is nigh unto all them that call upon him, to all that call upon him in truth.

Yahweh (comes near to/is ready to help) all those who call out to him, to those who call to him sincerely.

19 He will fulfill the desire of them that fear him; he also will hear their cry, and will save them.

To all those who revere him, he gives them what they need. He hears them when they cry out to him, and saves/rescues them.

20 The LORD preserveth all them that love him; but all the wicked will he destroy.

Yahweh protects all those who love him, but he will get rid of all the wicked [people].

21 My mouth shall speak the praise of the LORD; and let all flesh bless his holy name for ever and ever.

I [SYN] will always praise Yahweh; [He is] holy; and I wish/hope that everyone will praise him [MTY] forever.